Edible Gardening

I would get hung, drawn and quartered if I didn't peel carrots :( The dogs love carrot peelings, there's a queue of canines as soon as I retrieve any from the pantry or fridge!!!They also love potato skins.Win win situation, we love the innards and the dogs love the peel, they also love...

Immature or mature, prunus - plum - trees should only be pruned in summer to avoid being infected with silver leaf disease.

We have embarked on a similar scheme in Middlesbrough. The produce from our plots will be sold to local people in a 'veg-box' scheme and through some retailers who have agreed to support the enterprise. Link: Grown in Middlesbrough

Was looking through the seed catalogues last night. Saw a range of fruit trees on dwarf rootstock. Not badly priced at under £20 each. You're looking at easily double that in many of the garden centres.I also noticed that some of the seed catalogues are now listing rhubarb as a fruit. They are...

Thanks for all advice, I had to take 2 apple trees right back as they were so bad,one had been propped up after a storm and was leaning so bad, and both so infected and overgrown, they were causing a prob with an entrance way, and you stepped on mouldy apples all the time so they had to go right...

Have a look at our tomato taste test thread for ideas: http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/edible-gardening/37262-tomato-taste-test-again.html

hi has anyone transplanted a mature cardoon? was it a success? i'm planning on moving two mature cardoons next spring, but have never done this before. i'm worried that because they have a long tap root, that they won't move easily. any advice would be much appreciated

I have been growing them for years, but never got them bigger than a tennis ball.I have never taken the outside leaves off before, untill this year when Monty mentioned it on Gardeners World.Trevor

Thanks again. Very useful info.

The dilution rates I use (found on the www) are -As Preventative Spray - 5 ml neem oil / 1 to 2 ml detergent/soap / 1 litre warm waterYou can double the concentration (which is what I've done) for use as a more effective spray for bad infestations.The diluted spray doesn't keep and you...

Hiya folks, some great info there, thanks

No, you're correct Clueless, the original species is a plant that still grows on the fringes of Woodland, so the improved versions have retained the ability of take shade. Over the years, due to lack of space, I have split and replanted my Rhubarb in some very shady places and always had a good...

I know a local Italian businessman, he grows grapes in the back yard of the shop in FIFE and crops every year (very sweet green grapes) The only difference I can see here is his vine roots are outside and the vine itself is in the green house, the only feed it gets is sent from above It is...

I usually do a fair bit of shopping up the Cowley Rd. in Oxford when I'm there - Indian, Moroccan, etc. Tends to be a lot cheaper too. The better s/market for fruit seems to be Lidl strangely.

January King for me every time

Go for the smaller younger leaves they will not be so strong tasting

As Marley says, but with a Potty tip, put the beets in the jar/s after cooking, skinned, and sliced if your not doing baby whole ones, then add the vinger to the top, then pour the liquid into the pan for heating, this way you get the correct amount of fluid, less waist n all:WINK1:I tend to...

Thanks for the info all and the germination tips. I notice they have a mini germinator as well which I'll look into.Cheers

Hi Steve I water in the evening every day. I do find that the tunnel gets very condensated though and I find this drips on the plants, could this be an underlying problem? Jon

Hi czeshirecat, I'm very much an amateur in the veg growing field but I have been growing a few spuds over the last few years as well as other veg purely because I love the fresh taste of a newly dug potato or carrot just plucked from the soil. For the past few years I have tried Aran Pilot,...